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IERCfi Q. WILLIAMS,

0F CINCINNATI, OHIO.

CONVEYING MECHANISM.

Application filed November To all whom it may concern v Be it known that I, PERCY Q. WILLIAMS, a citizen of the United States residing at- Gincinnati, in the county of H amilton and State of Ohio, have invented new and useful Improvements in Conveying Mechanism, of which the following is a specification.

invention relates to apparatus for receiving glassware such as bottles, jars,

etcetera, and transferring them to a leer.

and placing them in position on the leer conveyor. An object of the invention is to provide an apparatus of the character indicated, which shallbe eflicient and reliable in operation, which has provision for preventing the soft plastic bottles or other articles -from bein broken or becoming distorted in shape during the transfer, which provides forimprovcd means for distributing' the ware on the leer conveyor, and

which overcomes various defects common to conveyors in general use at the present time.

Other features of the invention and the precise nature thereof will appear hereinafter.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a planview of an apparatus constructed in accordance with my invention.

Figure 2 is a fragmentary plan view showing means for directing-'- bottles onto the conveyor and turning them up on their narrow sides or edges.

Figure 3 is a sectional elevation showing a truck and a conveyor supporting'carriage mounted thereon.

Figure 4 is a part sectional side elevation of the conveyor apparatus and the adjacent end of the leer.

Figure 5 is a section on the line V-V on Figure 4.

Figure 6 is a detail showing a blowing head, from which air is directed .onto the articles on the conveyor.

Figure 7 is a cross-section at the line IX-IX on Figure 4, the side walls being adjusted to form a narrow channel for the bottles.

FigureS is a fragmentary View showing a conveyor with a central guide providing two channels for the bottles or other ware.

Figure 9 is a Section at the line IXI-X on Figure 4:. 1

5 Figure 10 1s a section at the line X-X on Figure 4.

21, 1921. Serial H'o. 516,518.

Figure 11 is a view showing a motor for driving the conveyor.

Figure 12 is a fragmentary View showing the outer end of the conveyor and the means for adjusting the tension of the con- "eyor belt. I

Figure 13 is a view showing the inner end of the conveyor belt and the means for conveying the ware therefrom onto the leer conveyor. y a

Figure 14 is a part sectional elevation-of the carriage which supports the forward end of the conveyor, and the means for driving the carriage.

Figure .15 is a plan view of an electric switc Figure 16 is a fragmentary part sectional elevation of mechanism shown in Figure 14, but viewed in a direction at right angles to that of Figure 14.

Figure 17 is an elevation of the'switch shown in Figure 14.

Figure 18' illustrates diagrammatmally the circuits fort-he carriage driving motor and the reversing switch.

Figure 19 is a plan view of the mechanism shown in Figure 13.

An endless conveyor 20 bf asbestos composition or other material adapted to with stand high temperatures, is mounted to run continuously on rolls 21 and 22. These rolls are mounted adjacent the ends of a supporting frame comprising channel bars;

23; The upper lead of the belt 20 is supported on rolls 24; arranged at intervals along the supporting frame. The lower lead of the belt. is in like manner supported by rolls 25 journalled in brackets 26 secured to and depending from the frame members 23.

The tension of thebelt 20 ma be adjusted by a take-up device (see ig. 12)

comprising an adjusting rod 27 operated ley 21. The conveyor is driven by an e ectric motor 31 connected throu h a silent chain 32 to a sprocket on-the s aft of the pulley 21.

. The conveyor frame a is supported on trucks 33 and 34 arranged to run on tracks 35, permitting the apparatus to be readily moved bodily toward and from the leer" 36.

The outer or rear end of the conveyor a swivel connection with its supporting truck 34, permitting the forward end of the conveyor to oscillate transversely across the end of the leer for distributing the ware on .thedeer conveyor. This swivel connection comprises a vertical non-rotating shaft 37 (see Figs. 4 and mounted on the 'truck 34. A yoke 38 is swiveled on the upper end of the shaft 37, the upper ends of the yoke arms being bolted to the channel bars 23. A screw threaded sleeve 39 on a threaded portion, of the rod 37 is provided with- 'holes'41 to receive an operating tool by which said sleeve may be rotatedto thereby move the rod 37 up or down. Said rod carries a collar 42 on which the yoke 38 is supported, so that the adjustment of the rod will move the outer end of the conveyor frame up or down to any desired position of adjustment.

Mounted on the forward'truck 33 is a frame 43 extending transversely of the conveyor, and providing rails on which run the wheels 45 of a carriage 44. Thiscarriage supports the forward end of the conveyor frame. The connections between the carria'ge and conveyor frame comprise a yoke 46 having a pivotal mounting on the carriage 44 for oscillation about a vertical axis. The yoke 46 carries rolls 47 which support rails 48 bolted to the channel bars 23.. A yoke 49 bolted to the channel bars 23 is spaced a suflicient distance above the con veyor belt 20 toallow the passage of the ware on the conveyor.

The carriage 44- is driven by a motor 51 connected through a belt 52 ,to a pulley 53 on a rod 54 journalled in the endsof the The rod 54 is screw threaded frame 43. throughout the greater portion of its length and has a driving connection with a correspondingly threaded sleeve or-block 55 on the carriage 44. .The motor 51 is periodically reversed. As it rotates in one direc-l tion, the carriage 44' is advanced, thereby.

' swinging-thev inner end .of the conveyor across the leer. As it reaches the end of its travel, a switch S is operated to reverse the motor and cause the'conveyor to travel in the' opposite .direction across the leer. The switch S comprises a U-shaped frame having an-arm 56 carrying contacts a. I) and c, and an arm 57 carrying contacts (1, e and f. This frame is, mounted to swing about a. pivot 58 tomove' the switch arms alternative- 'ly to closed-"positionI The switch is held in either position by means of a spr'ng 59 which draws downward an arm 61 p ivoted a roll 63' to engage the opposite faces of the wedge-shaped-cam 64 3 carried by the swinging frame. When the carriage 44 reaches the limit of itstravel in fone direction, the roll 65 on the switch frame engages a stationary "cam 66 which reverses menace the switch and causes the carriage 44 to travel in the opposite direction until it is again reversed by'a roll 67 on the switch engaging astationary cam 68.

i Referring to Figure- 18, which illustrates diagrammatically the circuits for the motor 51 and the reversing switch S. When the contacts a, b and 0 are closed, a circuit for. the motor may be traced from the positive main through conductor 130, resistance of the rheostat R, coil 131, conductor/ 132, contacts b, k, conductor 133, armature A, con ductor 134, contacts 2' and c, and conductor 135 to the negative main. The motor field winding 136 -1nay,,-.,be connected across the mains through conductors 130 and 135. The rheostat R may operate in the usual way to short circuit the resistance by successively closing the switches 137, 138 and 139. The switch 139 is held'closed by its magnet coil 140. The circuit for this coil may be traced from the positive main through conductor 130, "switch .139, ,coil 140, conductor 142, contacts 9 and a, and conductor 135 to the negative main.- When the switch S is reversed, the armature circuit may be traced through conductor 130, resistance R, coil 131, conductor 132, contacts f and 2', con: ductor 134, armature A, conductor 133, contacts h and e, and conductors 143 and 135 to the negative main.

Within the leer 36 is a leer conveyor 70, whichmay be of usual construction. After a short distance by a motor 71 connected thereto through gearing 72. 'The circuit for the motor 71 is automatically closed by a switch contact 73 on the nut 55, which contact engages stationary contacts 75 and 76 in the motor circuit. The motor 71 is automatically stopped after advancing the leer v A 0 conveyor a step,-1n a manner well known in the art.

' A sliding door or closure plate 77 is arranged in front of the opening 78 at the frontof the'leer, said door being made in sections spaced to provide an opening .7 9 which permits the transfer of ware from the conveyor 20 to. the leer conveyor. This sliding. door is hung by means-of rods 81 and rolls-82 to travel on a rail 83. A bracket 84 (Figs. 5 and 13') carries rolls 80 between which is a bar'801 on thevconveyor frame,-

thus connecting the door to moveacross the leer with the-conveyor frame.

The/bottles or other articles as they are delivered from the conveyor 20, slide down a chute 85;- The chute is carried by arms connected at their upper ends by pivots 126 to brackets 127, the latter being provided with a series-oflholes to permit adjustment of the pivot points. The brackets are car- 'ried by the conveyor frame. A roller 128 is journalled at its ends in the, arms 125, 1130 ea an-o tween the conveyor belt and the floor of the chute and'cutting the conveyor or otherwise injuring the mechanism. The lower end of the chute as it travels across the leer is di-' rectly over a stationary arc-shaped guide or retaining wall 87. This guide or'retaining wall makes its' possible to heap bottles and preclude the bottles from rolling toward the opening 78' in the front of the leer, and consequently it functions is a stacking means that will, not damage the bottles although a number of bottles may roll from the top of the heap into the small depression in the heap of the ware that results from movement of leer conveyor 70.

The bottles or other articles as they are discharged from the chute are stacked up or heaped on the leer 70, sometimes to a considerable depth, as shown in Figure 13.

tles in the manner-indicated greatly increases the capacity of the leer, and also results 1n a great saving of fuel, owing to the transmission of heat from one bottleto another.

The forward end of the conveyor frame may be adjusted up or down by moving the truck 33 toward or from the truck 34, there by moving rolls 47 along the inclined track 48. Such adjustment is effected by means of toggle links 88 and 89 connected respectively to the trucks 34 and 33, the adjacent ends of the said links being connected to sleeves or nuts 91 on a right and left hand screw rod 92 operated by a hand crank 93. The motor 51 may be used to move the conveyor frame toward or from the leer. For this purpose it ,is connected through a driving rod 9 1 (see Figs. 1 and 3) and a clutch 95 to a pinion 96 running on a stationary-rack.

or other. material which will not injure the articles which are being conveyed.

The bottles 107 or otherglass articles over,

are delivered toan inclined dhute 108 down onto the conveyor. N I p the chute is a curved wall.1O9 (Fig.. 2) by which the bottles are guided a nd turned to extend in the direction of the conveyor.

which they slide by gravity, neck end first, At the lower end of Panel bottles or bottles of greater width than thickness, such as shown in the drawings, are automatically turned up on edge or on their narrow sides as they pass from the chute 108 onto the conveyor. That is to say, the bottles as they move along the curved wall 109 have their edges which are farthest from the wall thrown upward. This is apparently due to the combined action of momentum and the movement of the conveyor. The side walls 102 may be adjusted to the Figure 7 position, thereby providing a comparatively narrow channel alongwhich the bottles are conveyed in single-file, said walls preventing the bottles from tipping This arrangement for turning the bottles up on their narrow sides or edges and maintaining them in such position is afeature of practical importance; The bottles when discharged onto the conveyor are SOIIN times sutliciently hot and plastic to permit the upper side of the bottle to sag downwai d under its weight, thereby distortingthe bottle and reducing its capacity. This is particularly true of panel ware. By turning the bottles on edge, such distortion is prevented.

With many kinds of ware it is desirable to adjust the side walls 102 a considerable distance apart, as indicated in Figures 9 and '10. To prevent the bottles from sticking to the conveyor, or remaining too long in one position on the conveyor, bathe plates or deflectors 110 may be arranged at intervals along the conveyor walls.

sage to the leer, and for this pur ose I have provided a pipe 112 connects wi'h any suitable source of air pressure. The air .is conveyed through a section 113 made of canvas or other flexible material, to branch pipes 114 which extend lengthwise of the conveyor frame. At-intervals along the pipes 114 are laterals 115 through ,which nozzles -116. The air from these heads is the e air is supplied to blowing heads. or a directed through perforations 117' against the articles on the conveyor. An'additional branch pipe 118 (see Figs. 1 and4) may be provided. F or this purpose a dividing wall 119 is carried on supporting rods 121 ad- 'justablv secured to the angle bars 103 by bolts 192. It will be understood that any desired m'nnberiof partitions or walls 119 may be carried by the rods 121, depeng on the number of chaels desired.

Modifications may be resorted to within the spirit and scope of my invention.

What I claim is: 1. In a device of the class described the -combinat ion with a leer of an endless conveyor exterior of thetleer, a frame on which said conveyor is supported, said frame mounted to swing about a vertical axis adjacent one end thereof, means to oscillate said frame horizontally about" said axis, and

' means toadjust one end of said frame vertically and thereby vary the inclination of said conveyor.

2. The combination of. an endless con-' veyor, a frame on which sald conveyor is supported, said frame mounted to 'swingf about a vertical axis adjacent one end thereof, a carriage on which the opposite end of the conveyor is supported, statlonary tracks on which said carriage is mounted to travel in a direction transverse to that of 'the conveyor, and a connection between said carriage and conveyor frame permittin relative movement of said carriage an frame in a direction lengthwise of theframe to compensate for variations in the distance between said carriage and said vertical axis as said carria e travels.

3. The combination 0 a conveyor frame, trucks on whichsaid frame is mounted, and means for adjustin said trucks toward and from each other, said trucks and frame having a roll and an inclined track moved rela-.

5. The combination of aleer', an endless conveyor, a frame on which said conveyor is mounted, said frame mounted to swmg about a vertical axis remote from the leer and thereby swing one end of the conveyor and frame? transversely of, the leer, a guide along which articles are carried from the conveyor into the leer, and an are-shad stationary retaining wall within the ear for retaining said articles in a'heapand along which said. guide moves' during said transverse movement of theconveyor.

, '6. The combination of a leer, a'belt conveyor extending to the leer, a frame on which said "conveyor is mounted, means to swing said frame and move the end ,of' the conveyor back and forth across the end of the leer, an inclined wall extending across the leer beneath said conveyor, an endless conveyor wit the leer, means to nrnaooo' feed articles to said belt conveyor, and

me to drive the latter and cause the articles to be p ed u on the leer conveyor, said inclined all lie-positioned to retain the articles in a heap as they are piled on N the leer conveyor.

7. The bombination of -a. leer, a leer conveyor, an endless belt conveyor, a frame on which the latter is moun, said frame mounted to swing about a vertical axis re- 7 mote from the leer and thereby swing one -end of the belt conveyor transversely of the leer, a chute by which articles are guided from the belt conveyor to the leer, said chute carried with said frame, an arcshaped" inclinedwall extending across the .end of the leer beneath said chute and imposition to retain articles in a'heap as they are discharged from the chute and stacked up on the leer conveyor, and means [39 to convey articles to the belt 'conveyor.

8. Thecombination' of a leer, a leer conveyor, means for delivering articles to said conveyor, and a wall extending across the leer over the conveyorrin position to retain w articles in a heap as they are" piledup on the conveyor.

9. The combination of a leer, a leer conveyor, and a supporting wall extending across the front of the leer over said conveyor in position to retain in a heap articles delivered to the conveyor.

10. The combination of a leer, a leer conveyor, a supporting wall extending across the front of the leer'over said conveyor in limb position to retain in a hea articles delivered to the conveyor, said wal being upwardly andoutwardly inclined, and means to convey articles to the leer and deposit them on said inclined wall. I

11. In a device of the classdescribed the combination of a leer conveyer and a conveyer for carying wars to the leer conveyor having difierential speeds for piling ware upon the leer-conveyor.

' 12. In a device of the class described-the combination of a leer conveyor and a conveyer for carrying ware to the leer conveyor having ,difierential speeds for promiscuously heapin the ware'u on the loot conveyor. 11115 13- 11 a device of the class described the combinatioii of apa'ir of conveyors for ware and having diderenti'al speeds, the faster 'giov'ing" conveyor discharging the ware in a eap upon the slower-moving conveyor. 14L. a a deviceof the class described.v the combination of a pair of conveyors for ware and having differential speeds, the faster moving conveyor discharging the ware in a heap upon-the-slower moving conveyor, and 1125 means for retaining the ware in a heap on the slower moving conveyor. 15 In a device of the class described the combination of a pair of conve ors for ware and having diderential spee the faster 11% means for ad'usting the faster moving con veyor to venous heights above the slower moving conveyor.

16. In a device of the class described the combination of a pair of conveyors for ware and having differential speeds, the faster moving conveyor discharging the were in a heap u on t e (slower moving conveyor, means or retaining the were in a heap on the slower. moving conveyor, and means for adjusting the faster moving conveyor to various heights above the slower moving conveyor.

In a device of theclass described the combinetionof a leer, a conveyor exteriorly of the leer extending substantial1y lengthwise of the leer ans} at one end thereof, and means for monntin the conve or for moving the conveyor ho ily to and rom an operative position at the end of the leer. I 18. The combination of a leer, a conveyor fol-bottles, means for movin the conveyor longitudinally a, through the eer, a second conveyor located upon the exterior of the leer and adapted to deposit bottles in a pile upon the first conveyor,

Signed at Cincinnati, in the county of- Hamilton and State of Ohio, this M day of September, 1921.

i PERCY-Q. 5i LIAMS. 

